DISCOVERART

Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia)|Taddeo Zuccaro

Spring (Primavera) represented as a woman bearing a billowing drape and garlands, a spandrel-shaped composition from the series 'The Four Seasons'

ca. 1570–1615
Engraving
24.8 × 16.2 cm (9.8 × 6.4 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

Not currently on view

In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

View at metmuseum.org ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More by Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia)|Taddeo Zuccaro

The Birth of Christ, who is held by the Virgin against a penumbra of light, adoring angels, and Joseph leading a donkey at leftThe Birth of Christ, who is held by the Virgin against a penAutumn (Autumnus), represented as a seated male figure bearing grapes in his right hand and a lidded vessel in his left hand, with a billowing drape and grape wreath, a spandrel-shaped composition from the series 'The Four Seasons'Autumn (Autumnus), represented as a seated male figure beariWinter (Hyems), represented as a seated man crossing his arms across his chest, a spandrel-shaped composition from the series 'The Four Seasons'Winter (Hyems), represented as a seated man crossing his armSummer (Estate), represented as a robed woman bearing a horn of plenty, a spandrel-shaped composition from the series 'The Four Seasons'Summer (Estate), represented as a robed woman bearing a horn

More like this

Torture of Prometheus set within a corniceCherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia) — Torture of Prometheus Jupiter embracing Cupid after Raphael's fresco in the Chigi Gallery of the Villa Farnesina in RomeMarcantonio Raimondi|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) — JMercury descending from the sky a trumpet in his right hand, after Raphael's fresco in the Chigi Gallery of the Villa Farnesina in RomeRaphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)|Marcantonio Raimondi — MSaint Sebastian pierced with arrows and tied to a treeSimone Cantarini — Saint Sebastian pierced with arrows and tA statue of Apollo, naked standing in a niche, holding a lyre in his left hand and leaning on a tree trunkMarcantonio Raimondi — A statue of Apollo, naked standing inMars and Cupid (recto); Female Standing Figure with a Helmet and a Shield (Bellona?) (verso)Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) — Mars and Cupid (recto); MelpomeneFrancesco Primaticcio|Léon Davent|Anonymous, French-Italian,Winged Victory holding a trophy of arms in her right hand and a shield in her leftCherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia) — Winged Victory holdingDisegni Varii di Polifilo ZancarliPolifilo Giancarli|Odoardo Fialetti|Tasio Giancarli — DisegnStudy for the Decoration of a VaultOrazio Samacchini — Study for the Decoration of a VaultDesign with Female Figure in Flowing DraperyHendrick Goltzius — Design with Female Figure in Flowing DraCalliope, from "Twelve Muses and Goddesses"Léon Davent|Francesco Primaticcio — Calliope, from "Twelve M